Papers

• Secondary Analysis of Loot Box Data: Are High-Spending "Whales" Wealthy Gamers or Problem Gamblers? James Close, Stuart Gordon Spicer, Laura Louise Nicklin et al. 2021 Psychology | Monetization | Gambling

  Spending on lootboxes goes up with gambling problems, not with income.

  pearl.plymouth.ac.uk
• Why Do Players Buy In-Game Content? An Empirical Study on Concrete Purchase Motivations Juho Hamari, Kati Alha, Simo Järvelä et al. 2017 Psychology | P2W | Monetization

  P2W does not explain how much players spend. Spending is driven by removing obstacles to play, social reasons, and getting good value for money.

  trepo.tuni.fi